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HISTORY OF THE FESTIVAL
The first festival was organized in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Cantores Minores choir in 2002, the second festival at the end of the 55th anniversary in 2008 and the third festival at the end of the 60th anniversary in 2013. After that, the intention was that the organization of the festival would have gone to St. Petersburg first, but the plan never came to fruition.
The following choirs have participated in the festival: 2002: Stockholms Gosskör, Sweden, Tallinna Poistekoor, Estonia, Rigas Doma zenu koris, Latvia, Dresdner Kapellknaben, Germany, Azuoliukas Boys Choir, Vilnius/Lithuania, and Polskie Slowiki Boys Choir, Poznan/Poland; 2008: Uppsala Domkyrkas Gosskör, Sweden, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/Norway, Københavns Drengekor, Denmark, Rigas Doma Zenu koris, Riga/Latvia, Glinka Choir, St. Petersburg/Russia; 2013: Adolf Fredriks Gosskör, Stockholm/Sweden, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/Norway, Azuoliukas Boys' Choir, Vilnius/Lithuania, and Glinka Choir School Boys' Choir, St. Petersburg/Russia.
From the beginning, the festival's goal has been to intensify and develop cooperation between boys' choirs in the region, promote the international education of choir members, and promote boys' choir work and types.
PROGRAM
- choirs' own repertoire in their own concerts and in the closing concert, as well as joint pieces in the closing concert
OBJECTIVE
- Improving cooperation between boys' choirs in the Baltic Sea region and the Nordic countries and introducing different types of boys' choirs to the general public
- Artistically high-quality concerts
- International education of children and young people
- Symposium for boys' choir directors
- Introducing the boys' choir instrument to the Finnish music scene and choir directors
- Making Helsinki known to visiting choirs (including sightseeing tours)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL
- professor Hannu Norjanen
RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZER
Cantores Minores Support Association
The first festival was organized in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Cantores Minores choir in 2002, the second festival at the end of the 55th anniversary in 2008 and the third festival at the end of the 60th anniversary in 2013. After that, the intention was that the organization of the festival would have gone to St. Petersburg first, but the plan never came to fruition.
The following choirs have participated in the festival: 2002: Stockholms Gosskör, Sweden, Tallinna Poistekoor, Estonia, Rigas Doma zenu koris, Latvia, Dresdner Kapellknaben, Germany, Azuoliukas Boys Choir, Vilnius/Lithuania, and Polskie Slowiki Boys Choir, Poznan/Poland; 2008: Uppsala Domkyrkas Gosskör, Sweden, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/Norway, Københavns Drengekor, Denmark, Rigas Doma Zenu koris, Riga/Latvia, Glinka Choir, St. Petersburg/Russia; 2013: Adolf Fredriks Gosskör, Stockholm/Sweden, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/Norway, Azuoliukas Boys' Choir, Vilnius/Lithuania, and Glinka Choir School Boys' Choir, St. Petersburg/Russia.
From the beginning, the festival's goal has been to intensify and develop cooperation between boys' choirs in the region, promote the international education of choir members, and promote boys' choir work and types.
PROGRAM
- choirs' own repertoire in their own concerts and in the closing concert, as well as joint pieces in the closing concert
OBJECTIVE
- Improving cooperation between boys' choirs in the Baltic Sea region and the Nordic countries and introducing different types of boys' choirs to the general public
- Artistically high-quality concerts
- International education of children and young people
- Symposium for boys' choir directors
- Introducing the boys' choir instrument to the Finnish music scene and choir directors
- Making Helsinki known to visiting choirs (including sightseeing tours)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL
- professor Hannu Norjanen
RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZER
Cantores Minores Support Association
The following choirs have visited the festival:
2002: Stockholms Gosskör, Sweden, Tallinna Poistekoor, Estonia, Rigas Doma Zenu koris, Latvia, Dresdner Kapellknaben, Germany, Azuoliukas-poikakuoro, Vilnius/Lithuania, Polskie Slowiki boys choir, Poznan/Poland
2008: Uppsala Domkyrkas Gosskör, Sweden, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/ Norway, Københavns Drengekor, Denmark, Rigas Doma Zenu koris, Riga / Latvia, Glinka-kuoro, St. Petersburg/Venäjä.
2013: Adolf Fredriks Gosskör, Stockholm/Sweden, Chorus Azuoliukas, Vilnius/Lithuania, Glinka-kuoro, St.Petersburg/Russia, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/Norway
Artistic Directors of the festival
2002: professor Christian Hauschild
2008 & 2013: professor Hannu Norjanen
2002: Stockholms Gosskör, Sweden, Tallinna Poistekoor, Estonia, Rigas Doma Zenu koris, Latvia, Dresdner Kapellknaben, Germany, Azuoliukas-poikakuoro, Vilnius/Lithuania, Polskie Slowiki boys choir, Poznan/Poland
2008: Uppsala Domkyrkas Gosskör, Sweden, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/ Norway, Københavns Drengekor, Denmark, Rigas Doma Zenu koris, Riga / Latvia, Glinka-kuoro, St. Petersburg/Venäjä.
2013: Adolf Fredriks Gosskör, Stockholm/Sweden, Chorus Azuoliukas, Vilnius/Lithuania, Glinka-kuoro, St.Petersburg/Russia, Nidarosdomens Guttekor, Trondheim/Norway
Artistic Directors of the festival
2002: professor Christian Hauschild
2008 & 2013: professor Hannu Norjanen
